We have had several collectives of chooks over the years. The first collective we brought in about a year after moving in. This was for egg production, but also very much just for utilising our growing supply of kitchen waste once we had built our initial soil up. I find chickens a great asset in … Continue reading The Petit Paradis Chickens
Our rabbit breeding ventures are under way with Luna, our grey Flemish Giant giving birth to seven kits around the 1st of May. This is the first time we have bred rabbits and we have really only started it at our current property so that we can get a handle on it before we move to … Continue reading The Rabbits of Petit Paradis
This rabbit hutch was made with items from my late father-in-laws garage. The bed base came from the house and was going to get thrown out, but was salvaged for this intended end purpose. So it seems only fitting that it becomes the Pa Prof Memorial Rabbit Hutch. After some initial breaches of security with … Continue reading The Pa Prof. Memorial Rabbit Hutch
Recently I have been really attracted to Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium. My previous experiences of the herb have been limited to a small shrub that looks really shabby and tolerates dry areas, but only just. Rather embodying the energy of a slug in a puddle. So it has been with a great deal of surprise that … Continue reading Wormwood
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